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EP0852801B1
EP0852801B1 EP96935945A EP96935945A EP0852801B1 EP 0852801 B1 EP0852801 B1 EP 0852801B1 EP 96935945 A EP96935945 A EP 96935945A EP 96935945 A EP96935945 A EP 96935945A EP 0852801 B1 EP0852801 B1 EP 0852801B1
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  • the present invention relates to electrical circuit protection devices comprising conductive polymer compositions which exhibit PTC behavior.
  • PTC positive temperature coefficient
  • Many crystalline polymers made electrically conductive by dispersing conductive fillers therein, exhibit this PTC effect. These polymers generally include polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene and ethylene/propylene copolymers. At temperatures below a certain value, i.e., the critical or trip temperature, the polymer exhibits a relatively low, constant resistivity. However, as the temperature of the polymer increases beyond the critical point, the resistivity of the polymer sharply increases.
  • compositions exhibiting PTC behavior have been used in electrical devices as over-current protection in electrical circuits comprising a power source and additional electrical components in series.
  • the resistance of the load and the PTC device is such that relatively little current flows through the PTC device.
  • the temperature of the device remains below the critical or trip temperature. If the load is short circuited or the circuit experiences a power surge, the current flowing through the PTC device increases greatly. At this point, a great deal of power is dissipated in the PTC device.
  • This power dissipation only occurs for a short period of time (fraction of a second), however, because the power dissipation will raise the temperature of the PTC device (due to I 2 R heating) to a value where the resistance of the PTC device has become so high, that the current is limited to a negligible value.
  • the new current value is enough to maintain the PTC device at a new, high temperature/high resistance equilibrium point. The device is said to be in its "tripped" state. The negligible or trickle through current that flows through the circuit will not damage the electrical components which are connected in series with the PTC device.
  • the PTC device acts as a form of a fuse, reducing the current flow through the short circuit load to a safe, low value when the PTC device is heated to its critical temperature range.
  • the PTC device Upon interrupting the current in the circuit, or removing the condition responsible for the short circuit (or power surge), the PTC device will cool down below its critical temperature to its normal operating, low resistance state. The effect is a resettable, electrical circuit protection device.
  • Conductive polymer PTC compositions and their use as protection devices are well known in the industry.
  • U.S. Patent Nos. 4,237,441 (Van Konynenburg et al.), 4,304,987 (Van Konynenburg), 4,545,926 (Fouts, Jr. et al.), 4,849,133 (Yoshida et al.), 4,910,389 (Sherman et al.), and 5,106,538 (Barma et al.) disclose PTC compositions which comprise a thermoplastic crystalline polymer with carbon black dispersed therein.
  • Conventional polymer PTC electrical devices include a PTC element interposed between a pair of electrodes. The electrodes can be connected to a source of power, thus, causing electrical current to flow through the PTC element.
  • the polymer PTC composition has been susceptible to the effects of oxidation and changes in resistivity at high temperatures or high voltage applications. This thermal and electrical instability is undesirable, particularly when the circuit protection device is exposed to changes in the ambient temperature, undergoes a large number of thermal cycles, i.e., changes from the low resistant state to the high resistant state, or remains in the high resistant (or "tripped") state for long periods of time.
  • 3,351,882 discloses a resistive element composed of a polymer having conductive particles dispersed therein and electrodes of meshed construction (e.g., wire screening, wire mesh, spaced apart wire strands, or perforated sheet metal) embedded in the polymer.
  • Japanese Patent Kokai No. 5-109502 discloses an electrical circuit protection device comprising a PTC element and electrodes of a porous metal material having a three-dimensional network structure.
  • US Patent No. 4,545,926 discloses a conductive polymer composition
  • a conductive polymer composition comprising a polymeric material having dispersed therein (a) conductive particles composed of a highly conductive material and (b) a particulate filler.
  • the compositions exhibit a positive temperature coefficient of resistivity and undergo a large increase in resistivity as the temperature increases above a certain value.
  • the compositions are useful in preparing electrical devices such as current limiting devices, heaters, EMI shields and the like.
  • the improved adhesion and the electrical and thermal stability of the conductive polymer PTC composition of the present invention also broaden the range of applications in which an electrical circuit protection device may be used.
  • a crystalline conductive polymer composition exhibiting PTC behavior.
  • the composition comprises a modified polyolefin grafted to a conductive carbonaceous particulate filler.
  • the conductive particulate filler of the prevent invention is chemically bonded, i.e., grafted, to the modified polyolefin.
  • the modified polyolefin may have the formula wherein X 1 is selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives, and wherein x and y are present in an amount such that the ratio by weight of x/y is at least 9.
  • the composition may have a resistivity at 25°C of less than 5 ohm cm and a peak resistivity at a temperature greater than 25°C of at least 1,000 ohm cm.
  • the present invention also provides an electrical device comprising:
  • an electrical circuit comprising:
  • an electrical circuit which includes a source of electrical power, a circuit protection device comprising a PTC element and two electrodes, and other circuit elements connected in series with the circuit protection device which have a resistance R L ohms, and which has a normal operating condition and a high temperature stable operating condition at the occurrence of a fault condition, wherein:
  • the polymer component used in the present invention may be a modified polyolefin.
  • modified polyolefin as used herein is defined as a polyolefin having a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid derivative grafted thereto.
  • the carboxylic acid or the carboxylic acid derivative can comprise as much as 10% by weight of the modified polyolefin, preferably 5% by weight of the modified polyolefin, more preferably 3% by weight of the modified polyolefin, especially 1% by weight of the modified polyolefin.
  • Polyolefins used in the present invention should have a crystallinity of at least 30%, preferably more than 70%. Suitable polyolefins include polyethylene, copolymers of polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene/propylene copolymers, polybutadiene, polyethylene acrylates, and ethylene acrylic acid copolymers.
  • Carboxylic acids have the general formula Suitable carboxylic acids for use in the present invention include formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid adipic acid, and maleic acid.
  • a carboxylic acid derivative can be substituted for carboxylic acid in the modified polyolefin component and also yield a conductive polymer PTC composition with improved electrical and thermal stability.
  • carboxylic acids and their derivatives are equivalent.
  • Suitable carboxylic acid derivatives for use in the present invention include: carboxylic esters having the general formula carboxylic anhydrides having the general formula acyl chlorides having the general formula amides having the following general formulas and, thiol esters having the general formula
  • Suitable conductive particulate fillers for use in the present invention include nickel powder, silver powder, gold powder, copper powder, silver-plated copper powder, powders of metal alloys, carbon black, carbon powder, and graphite.
  • the amount of conductive particulate filler in the present invention should be such that the conductive polymer composition exhibits PTC behavior and has: (1) an initial resistivity at 25°C of less than 5 ohm cm, preferably less than 2 ohm cm and especially less than 1 ohm cm; and, (2) a peak resistivity of at least 1,000 ohm cm, preferably at least 10,000 ohm cm and especially at least 100,000 ohm cm.
  • compositions of the present invention will have a volume ratio of conductive particulate filler to modified polyolefin of at least 0.30, preferably at least 0.50 and especially at least 0.60.
  • the conductive particulate filler can be grafted to the modified polyolefin via an esterification reaction.
  • the conductive particulate fillers previously mentioned, and particularly carbon black, carbon powder and graphite have a hydroxyl group, represented by the general formula -OH, attached to the surface.
  • the oxygen atom of the hydroxyl group is divalent and, therefore, forms two bonds; one with the hydrogen atom and one with the surface of the conductive particulate filler.
  • the oxygen atom has two pairs of unbonded electrons. Due to these unbonded electrons, the oxygen atom is electronegative in nature. Consequently, the oxygen atom has an affinity for electropositive atoms.
  • the esterification reaction is a thermally activated chemical reaction.
  • a mixture of the modified polyolefin and the conductive particulate filler Upon subjecting a mixture of the modified polyolefin and the conductive particulate filler to heat and mechanical shear, a new carbon-oxygen bond is formed due to the affinity of the oxygen atom of the hydroxyl group for the carbon atom of the carbonyl group. Consequently, the conductive particulate filler is chemically bonded (i.e., grafted) to the modified polyolefin component.
  • the modified polyolefin comprises high density polyethylene grafted with maleic anhydride.
  • a polymer is available from Du Pont under the tradename FusabondTM.
  • the method for manufacturing such a polymer is also disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,612,155 (Wong et al.).
  • the preferred conductive particulate filler of the present invention is carbon black.
  • the esterification reaction which grafts the carbon black to the modified polyethylene maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene
  • electrical devices 10 of the present invention comprise a PTC element 20 having a modified polyolefin component grafted to a conductive particulate filler component.
  • the PTC element 20 has a first surface affixed to a first electrode 30 and second surface affixed to a second electrode 40.
  • the electrodes 30 and 40 can be connected to a source of power, and when so connected, cause current to flow through the PTC element 20.
  • modified polyolefin comprised of 99% by weight high density polyethylene and 1% by weight maleic anhydride (manufactured by Du Pont under the tradename Fusabond 'E' MB-100D) having a specific gravity of 0.90 - 0.96 and a melt temperature of approximately 130°C was placed in a C.W. Brabender Plasti-Corder PL 2000 equipped with a Mixer-Measuring Head and fluxed at 200°C for approximately 5 minutes at 5 rpm.
  • a quantity of 118.85 g carbon black (manufactured by Columbian Chemicals under the tradename Raven 450) was incorporated into the fluxed modified polyolefin and mixed for 5 minutes at 5 rpm.
  • the speed of the Brabender mixer was then increased to 80 rpm, and the modified polyolefin and carbon black were thoroughly mixed at 200°C for 5 minutes.
  • the increased temperature of the composition allowed the esterification reaction, as previously described, to take place between the modified polyolefin and the carbon black. As a result, the carbon black is grafted to the modified polyolefin.
  • the composition was then placed into a C.W. Brabender Granu-Grinder where it was ground into small chips.
  • the chips were then fed into the C.W. Brabender Plasti-Corder PL 2000 equipped with an Extruder Measuring Head.
  • the extruder was fitted with a die having an opening of 0.002 inch, and the belt speed of the extruder was set at 2.
  • the temperature of the extruder was set at 200°C, and the screw speed of the extruder was measured at 50 rpm.
  • the chips were extruded into a sheet approximately 2.0 inches wide by 8 feet long. This sheet was then cut into a number of 2 inch x 2 inch sample PTC elements, and pre-pressed at 200°C to a thickness of approximately 0.01 inch.
  • a sample PTC element was laminated between two metal foil electrodes in a heated press.
  • the metal foil electrodes were treated to provide an average surface roughness, R a , of approximately 1.2 - 1.7 microns.
  • R a average surface roughness
  • Such foils are available from Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd. under the tradename NiFT-25.
  • the laminate was sheared into a number of 0.15 inch x 0.18 inch electrical devices.
  • the resistance at 25°C of ten electrical devices made according to Example 1 is listed below in Table I.
  • SAMPLE INITIAL RESIST (OHMS) 1 1.2096 2 1.9092 3 1.8404 4 2.7570 5 2.6320 6 2.2970 7 2.4740 8 2.1130 9 2.2610 10 2.8110 AVERAGE 2.2304
  • a second composition was produced in substantially the same manner as that of Example 1 except that the initial components comprised a quantity of 108.15 g of modified polyolefin (manufactured by Du Pont under the tradename Fusabond 'E' MB-226D) having a specific gravity of 0.90 - 0.96 and a melt temperature of approximately 130°C and 131.85 g of carbon black (manufactured by Columbian Chemicals under the tradename Raven 430).
  • the resistivity of the composition as a function of temperature is illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the composition had an initial resistivity at 25°C of 2.8 ohm cm and a peak resistivity at approximately 120°C of 1.9 x 10 4 ohm cm.
  • Example 1 The procedure set forth in Example 1 was followed to produce a number of 0.15 inch x 0.18 inch electrical devices.
  • the resistance at 25°C of ten electrical devices made according to Example 2 is listed below in Table II.
  • SAMPLE INITIAL RESIST (OHMS) 1 0.6786 2 0.6092 3 0.6669 4 0.6607 5 0.6340 6 0.6306 7 0.6431 8 0.6761 9 0.6398 10 0.6723 AVERAGE 0.6511
  • a third composition was produced in substantially the same manner as that of Example 1 except that the initial components comprised a quantity of 111.96 g of modified polyolefin (manufactured by Du Pont under the tradename Fusabond 'E' MB-100D) having a specific gravity of 0.90 - 0.96 and a melt temperature of approximately 130°C and 128.04 g of carbon black (manufactured by Columbian Chemicals under the tradename Raven 430).
  • the resistivity of the composition as a function of temperature is illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the composition had an initial resistivity at 25°C of 0.8 ohm cm and a peak resistivity at approximately 120°C of 5.1 x 10 5 ohm cm.
  • Example 1 The procedure set forth in Example 1 was followed to produce a number of 0.15 inch x 0.18 inch electrical devices.
  • the resistance at 25°C of ten electrical devices made according to Example 3 is listed below in Table III.
  • SAMPLE INITIAL RESIST (OHMS) 1 0.1268 2 0.1181 3 0.1169 4 0.1143 5 0.1196 6 0.1183 7 0.1202 8 0.1213 9 0.1240 10 0.1240 AVERAGE 0.1203
  • a fourth composition was produced using a Leistritz twin screw extruder compounding system, Model ZSE-27.
  • a composition comprising 50.80% by weight modified polyethylene (manufactured by Du Pont under the tradename Fusabond 'E' MB-100D, having a specific gravity of 0.90 - 0.96 and a melt temperature of approximately 130°C) and 49.20% by weight carbon black (manufactured by Columbian Chemicals under the tradename Raven 430) was placed in a gravimetric feeder and fed to the Leistritz melt/mix/pump system.
  • the processing conditions for the compounding system were as follows: melt temperature, 239°C; screw speed, 120 rpm; screw configuration, co-rotating; melt pressure, 2100 p.s.i.; and line speed 6.45 feet per minute.
  • a sample PTC element was extruded to a thickness of 0.011 inch and laminated between two metal foil electrodes in a heated press.
  • the metal foil electrodes were not chemically or mechanically treated to enhance their surface roughness, and thus, had an average surface roughness, R a , of approximately 0.3 - 0.5 microns.
  • R a average surface roughness
  • the composition of Example 4 had a resistivity at 25°C of 1.54 ohm cm and a peak resistivity at a temperature greater than 25°C of 2.4 x 10 7 ohm cm.
  • the electrical and thermal stability and the ohmic contact of devices made according to Example 4 were tested by subjecting the devices to cycle life and trip endurance tests.
  • the cycle life test consisted of applying a current of 40 amps to the device for a period of 15 seconds, followed by a resting period of no current or voltage for 285 seconds. This comprised one cycle.
  • the device was cycled 100 times, with the resistance of the device being measured after cycles 1, 2, 10 and 100.
  • the results of cycle life tests for 10 devices made according to Example 4 are illustrated in Table IV A below.
  • the devices tested had an average change in resistance after 100 cycles of -5.05%.
  • the trip endurance test consisted of initially tripping the device using a 40 amp current for a maximum duration of 15 seconds. The device was then held in the tripped state by switching to and maintaining 15 volts across the device. The resistance of the device was measured after 1, 24, 48 and 168 cumulative hours.
  • the results of the trip endurance test for 10 devices made according to Example 4 are illustrated in Table IV B below. The devices tested had a average change in resistance of -13.06% after spending 168 hours in the tripped state.
  • Circuit protection devices made according to Example 4 of the present invention were also incorporated into a test circuit to measure the voltage breakdown and dielectric strength.
  • the test circuit is illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the circuit was supplied with a 30 volt/10 amp DC power source (reference numeral 50 in FIG. 4) and an alternate 600 volt/1.5 amp DC power source (reference numeral 60).
  • a relay switch 70 was used to alternate between power sources 50 and 60.
  • the device 10 was connected in series with the power source.
  • a 10 amp shunt (reference numeral 80) was placed in series with the 30 volt/10 amp power supply, while a 1 amp shunt (reference numeral 90) was placed in series with the 600 volt/1.5 amp power supply.
  • a FLUKETM digital multimeter 100, 110 was placed in parallel with each shunt. At different times, the current through the device was measured by the voltage drop across either shunt. A FLUKETM digital multimeter 120 was also placed in parallel with the PTC device.
  • the initial resistance of the device, R int was measured at 20°C.
  • the voltage drop across the device was measured directly by multimeter 120, while the current through the device was calculated from the voltage drop across shunt 80.
  • the resistance of the device was calculated from the voltage/current measurements.
  • the maximum current through the device, I max was determined by increasing the 30 volt/10 amp power source to V trip , a level where any further increase in voltage resulted in a decrease in current.
  • the relay was switched to the 600 volt/1.5 amp DC power supply in order to increase the applied voltage across the device.
  • the voltage breakdown, V max was determined by slowly increasing the voltage applied to the tripped device until dielectric breakdown occurred. The dielectric strength in volts/mm was calculated by dividing the voltage breakdown, V max , by the thickness of the PTC element.
  • a device 10 made according to Example 4 was placed in a circuit consisting of the PTC device 10, a resistive load (reference numeral 130 ) of 27.3 ohms in series with the device, and a 30 volt D.C. power supply 140.
  • the resistance of the PTC device at 25°C was 0.365 ohms.
  • a relay switch 150 was placed in the series circuit to simulate short circuit conditions by switching from the 27.3 ohm resistive load to a 1 ohm resistive load (reference numeral 160).
  • the current in the circuit was 1.1 amp.
  • the voltage drop across the PTC device was 0.418 volts while the power in the circuit was 33.49 watts.
  • the relay was switched to the 1 ohm resistive load so that the 1 ohm load was in series with the PTC device and the 30 volt power supply.
  • the temperature of the PTC device rose to its critical temperature and the resistance of the PTC device greatly increased.
  • the PTC device had a resistance of 545 ohms while the current flowing through the circuit was cut to 0.055 amp.
  • the power in the circuit decreased to 1.65 watts.
  • the Switching Ratio i.e., the ratio of power in the circuit in the normal operating condition to the power in the circuit at the high temperature stable equilibrium point was 33.49 watts/1.65 watts or 20.29.

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  1. Composition polymère conductrice cristalline présentant un comportement de CTP, la composition comprenant une polyoléfine modifiée greffée à une charge particulaire carbonée conductrice.
  2. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la polyoléfine modifiée comprend un polymère choisi dans le groupe consistant en le polyéthylène, les copolymères du polyéthylène, le polypropylène et les copolymères éthylène/propylène.
  3. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la polyoléfine modifiée comprend un acide carboxylique ou un dérivé d'acide carboxylique.
  4. Composition selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle le dérivé d'acide carboxylique comprend un dérivé choisi dans le groupe consistant en les chlorures d'acyle, les anhydrides carboxyliques, les esters carboxyliques, les amides et les esters de thiols.
  5. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la polyoléfine modifiée comprend du polyéthylène et de l'anhydride maléique.
  6. Composition selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle la polyoléfine modifiée comprend environ 90-99 % en masse de polyéthylène et 1-10 % en masse d'anhydride maléique.
  7. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la charge particulaire carbonée conductrice comprend du noir de carbone.
  8. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la charge particulaire carbonée conductrice forme une liaison chimique avec la polyoléfine modifiée.
  9. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la polyoléfine modifiée comprend du polyéthylène greffé avec de l'anhydride maléique et la charge particulaire carbonée conductrice comprend du noir de carbone.
  10. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la composition a une résistivité électrique à 25°C inférieure à 5 ohm.cm.
  11. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la composition a une résistivité électrique à 25°C inférieure à 2 ohm.cm.
  12. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la composition a une tension de rupture supérieure à 200 V.
  13. Composition selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la composition a une tension de rupture supérieure à 300 V.
  14. Composition polymère conductrice cristalline présentant un comportement de CTP, la composition comprenant une charge particulaire carbonée conductrice greffée à une polyoléfine modifiée de formule
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    où X1 est choisi dans le groupe consistant en les acides carboxyliques et les dérivés d'acides carboxyliques, et où x et y sont présents en une quantité telle que le rapport en masse x/y est d'au moins 9.
  15. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle X1 comprend un dérivé d'acide carboxylique choisi dans le groupe consistant en les chlorures d'acyle, les anhydrides carboxyliques, les esters carboxyliques, les amides et les esters de thiols.
  16. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle X1 est l'anhydride maléique.
  17. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle le rapport en volume de la charge particulaire carbonée conductrice à la polyoléfine modifiée de formule
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    est d'au moins 0,30.
  18. Composition selon la revendication 1 ou 14, dans laquelle la composition a une résistivité maximale à une température supérieure à 25°C d'au moins 10 000 ohm.cm.
  19. Composition selon la revendication 1 ou 14, dans laquelle la composition a une résistivité maximale à une température supérieure à 25°C d'au moins 100 000 ohm.cm.
  20. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle la composition a une cristallinité d'au moins 30 % et une résistivité à approximativement 25°C inférieure à 5 ohm.cm.
  21. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle la composition a une résistivité à approximativement 25°C inférieure à 2 ohm.cm.
  22. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle la composition a une tension de rupture supérieure à 200 V.
  23. Composition selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle la composition a une tension de rupture supérieure à 300 V.
  24. Composition polymère conductrice ayant une résistivité à approximativement 25°C inférieure à 5 ohm.cm et une résistivité maximale à une température supérieure à 25°C d'au moins 10 000 ohm.cm, la composition comprenant un composant polyoléfine modifiée greffé à une charge carbonée conductrice.
  25. Composition selon la revendication 24, dans laquelle le composant polyoléfine modifiée comprend :
    (a) une polyoléfine choisie dans le groupe consistant en le polyéthylène, les copolymères du polyéthylène, le polypropylène et les copolymères éthylène/propylène ; et
    (b) un acide carboxylique ou un dérivé d'acide carboxylique.
  26. Composition selon la revendication 25, dans laquelle le dérivé d'acide carboxylique comprend un dérivé choisi dans le groupe consistant en les chlorures d'acyle, les anhydrides carboxyliques, les esters carboxyliques, les amides et les esters de thiols.
  27. Composition selon la revendication 24, dans laquelle le composant polyoléfine modifiée comprend du polyéthylène et de l'anhydride maléique.
  28. Composition selon la revendication 24, dans laquelle le composant polyoléfine modifiée comprend environ 90-99 % en masse de polyoléfine et environ 1-10 % en masse d'acide carboxylique ou d'un dérivé d'acide carboxylique.
  29. Composition selon la revendication 24, dans laquelle la composition comprend environ 30-45 % en volume de composant charge carbonée conductrice et environ 55-70 % en volume de composant polyoléfine modifiée.
  30. Dispositif électrique (10) qui comprend :
    un élément CTP (20) composé d'une composition polymère conductrice cristalline selon la revendication 1 ; et
    au moins une électrode (30) qui convient pour relier l'élément CTP (20) à une source d'énergie électrique.
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